User talk:Michael S. Fey

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Michael S. Fey

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A tag has been placed on User:Michael S. Fey, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
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It appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. (See section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion.)

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Wikipedia is not a web host for holding personal web pages unrelated to work on building the encyclopaedia. Also, any kind of editing to promote, publicise, or advertise anything is not permitted; that includes creating pages to promote oneself or one's career. You are, of course, welcome to make contributions to the encyclopaedia, in line with Wikipedia policies and guidelines, but if your purpose is to write a personal web page or to publish an online CV or résumé, then you would be better advised to use one of the many web sites which do provide that sort of service, such as a social network site, a web hosting service, or LinkedIn. JBW (talk) 22:46, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First, thank you for pointing out concerns about the first draft of my bio.

I spent a whole day entering the information, and while all of it is verifiable and true, I can understand how it might look promotional. As a newbie, there is much I need to learn about creating a Wikipedia page that's good enough for publication. That will take more than just 1 day of new learning. I am committed to making it right.

I just ask you and others who comment to be a little patient. While I am still a quick learner at nearly 75, there appears to be a lot to learn.

Thanks for your help and any help you might provide in the future. I will do my best too improve the listing. Michael S. Fey (talk) 17:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but I or another admin have deleted content from your user space User:Michael S. Fey .

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Thank you. UtherSRG (talk) 19:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Michael S. Fey. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia-- the world's largest free content encyclopedia. A page you created User:Michael S. Fey has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic.

This article needs to be rewritten from scratch from reliable, third party sources unconnected to the subject."Before you start writing, gather a list of indisputably reliable sources that are entirely independent of the [subject] and that devote significant coverage to the [subject]. Once you have that list of high quality sources, format them into references. Referencing for beginners explains how. Now, neutrally summarize what the sources say, avoiding any promotional language. You can find much more detailed advice at Your first article." --per Cullen328" Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted.

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UtherSRG (talk) 19:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please undelete and transfer the 8 hours of work I put into the draft into the sandbox? This was a work in progress and I want to make it acceptable for publication unless after reviewing my text you feel I am not worthy of a listing. I do notwant to start from scratch and waste another several hours inputting similar information. Please advice. Michael S. Fey (talk) 19:09, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]